Interview with Alan Cranston, U.S. Senator (D-California). Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Douglas MacArthur; Russell's personality and influence on Senate; Senate Appropriations committee; U. S. Senate committee assignments; Senate…
Interview with Alan Harvey Bible, U.S. Senator (D-Nevada). Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Presidents Election (1952); Political parties; Senate Appropriations Committee; State Rights.
Richard Rusk interviews Alexander Haig. Haig discusses Dean Rusk's role as Secretary of State during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Haig critiques the gradualist policy approach in Vietnam as well as the draft system during the war. Haig…
Interview with Lt. Colonel Andrew Ognibene (M.D.) of the Walter Reed Army Hospital. Topics include Senator Russell's health and treatment; Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Richard Rusk interviews Andrew Steigman about his career in the U.S. Department of State.Andrew Steigman served as a U.S. foreign service officer and ambassador (1958-1985).
Interview with Anne Campbell Prichard, receptionist in Russell's office. Topics include Lyndon B. Johnson; George M. Patton; Robert Russell; U.S. Senate election (1966).
Arthur Cooper was a professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and was the president of the Ecological Society of America from 1980-1981. He was also the deputy director of the Department of Conservation and Development in North Carolina. In…
Arthur J. Goldberg discusses his tenure as U.S. Secretary of Labor, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supereme Court, and U.S. Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador at Large, along with his working relationship with Secretary of State Dean…
Interview with Barboura Raesly, personal secretary to Senator Russell. Topics include agriculture; Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Douglas MacArthur; Military bases; New Deal, 1933-1939; Presidential election (1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt;…
Interview with Benjamin E. Jordan, U.S. Senator (D-North Carolina). Topics include agriculture; Filibusters; Presidential election (1952); U.S. Foreign relations
Benjamin Read interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include the staff of U.S. Presidents and the U.S. Foreign Relations Administration.Benjamin Read served as Executive Secretary/Special Assistant to Dean Rusk from 1963-1969.This interview is continued…
Benjamin Read interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include a farewell party for Rusk and Rusk’s assistance to later secretaries.This interview is a continuation of Rusk NNNN.
Benjamin Read interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include President Kennedy and U.S. foreign relations and administrations.Benjamin Read served as Executive Secretary/Special Assistant to Dean Rusk from 1963-1969.
Interview with Birch Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator (D-Indiana). Topics include U. S. Supreme Court; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Voting (18 year old vote).
Interview with Buddy Darden, Attorney at Law, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Georgia). Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Cuban Missile Crisis; Demosthenian Society; Lyndon Baines Johnson; Edward M. Kennedy; Russell correspondence;…
C. Jane Peleuses and Gus P. Mossellem interviewed by Richard Rusk.C. Jane Peleuses served as secretary to Rusk from 1961-1968.Gus P. Mossellem served as Rusk’s security man.
C. Jane Peleuses and Gus P. Mossellem interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include the U.S. Department of State, foreign relations, the diplomatic and consular service, and the Vietnam War.C. Jane Peleuses served as secretary to Rusk from…
Interview with Carl E. Sanders, Governor of Georgia. Topics include Democratic National Convention (1960); Lyndon B. Johnson; U.S. National defense; U.S. Senate election (1966).
Carl Rowan interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include government and the press; U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, U.S. foreign relations, and race relations in the U.S. Transcript. Carl Rowan served as U.S. ambassador to Finland from 1963-1964…
Carl Rowan interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include governement and the press and President Johnson. Carl Rowan served as U.S. ambassador to Finland from 1963-1964 and director of the United States Information Agency from 1964-1965.This interview…
Interview with Carl Thomas Curtis, U.S. Senator (R-Nebraska). Topics include agriculture; Republican Party; Russell's influence on Senate; Russell's patriotism and character.
Interview with Chappelle Matthews, Representative, Georgia General Assembly. Topics include Agriculture; Depressions, 1929; Georgia politics and government; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; New Deal, 1933-1939; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Richard B.…
Interview with Christine Till, Assistant Press Secretary to Powell Moore on Senator Russell's staff. Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Race relations; U.S. Defense.
Cindy Wilson was born and raised in Athens. She was a founding member of the B-52s along with her brother, Ricky Wilson. In the band, Wilson was a vocalist, songwriter, and percussionist. During the interview, Wilson talks about her brother,…
Clark Clifford interviewed by Richard Rusk. Clark Clifford discusses his relationship with Dean Rusk during his tenure as Secretary of Defense during the Johnson administration and as special advisor to President Harry S. Truman. Clifford speaks…
Clinton Maxwell, a Georgia Native and child of a veteran, served in the Army from 1995 to 2016. He worked many technology and communications-based positions and deployed to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He shares his stories from all around the…
Conulus Scott was born in Madison County, Georgia in 1920. He farmed and worked at a sugar mill before being drafted by the military in 1942. He served in the Medical Corps in Europe during the war. After the war, he became a plumber and continued to…
Interview with Darrell St. Claire, Chief Clerk, U.S. Senate, Office of the Secretary. Topics include Cloture; President pro tempore of the Senate; U.S. Senate.
Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Uri Ra’anan from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy. Topics include U.S. foreign relations, the diplomatic and consular service, the Department of State, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and arms control and…
Recording of a speech Dean Rusk gave on July 23, 1979. Topics include Afghanistan (foreign relations with the Soviet Union, Soviet occupation from 1979-1989), the Cold War, U.S. elections, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the Marshall Plan, the Soviet Union,…
In this interview, Dean Rusk describes the Rockefeller family and his work at the Rockefeller Foundation. He talks about the South's hookworm disease problem, public health, relations between Rockefeller Foundation and Russia, technical assistance to…
In this interview, Dean Rusk describes the various competing agencies within the U.S. government and more specifically, the scaling down of the Dept. of State. He speaks of the importance of developing personal relationships among cabinet members. In…
Dean Rusk describes the work of the Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller grants, focusing on the conflict between culture and tradition with development strategies. He cites as examples public health efforts in India, Mexico, and Hungary and…
Dean Rusk, Martin Hillenbrand, and Loch Johnson describe U.S. foreign policy and the competing agencies within the U.S. government. They also speak of "competition" between presidential adminstrations. They contrast the duties of the Secretary of…
Dean Rusk describes the Vietnam War. He begins by focusing on the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and the events surrounding the Laos Accords of 1962. Rusk also addresses the "winnability" of the war and cites the media's role in perceptions of…
Section A: Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. Section B: Katherine E. Sherman and Rugh Gillard interviewed by Richard Rusk. Section C: Mary Woods Bennett interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include higher education and…
Dean Rusk discusses World War II, Ho Chi Minh, U.S. Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, the Intelligence Service’s OSS, French Indochina, and the Marshall Plan.
Dean Rusk describes the role of the Secretary of State. He contrasts Marshall, Acheson, and Dulles' influence and style. Rusk continues by describing his transition into the post of Secretary of State, the character of his position under Kennedy and…
Dean Rusk discusses the Civil Rights movement in the United States during the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement in South Africa, and problems in government dealings with foreign countries over civil rights.This interview is continued on Rusk FF and…
Dean Rusk discusses the Civil Rights movement, including State Department integration, the effects on immigration and foreign policy, the government agencies' attitudes toward integration, and integration and segregation in Rusk’s experiences at…
Dean Rusk discusses his early career in the U.S. Department of Defense, George C. Marshall, and the U.S. Department of State, including John Foster Dulles, Dean Acheson, and Andrei Gromyko. Rusk also discusses the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson,…
Rusk discusses his experiences with racism, integration and discrimination issues, including housing discrimination in Washington and his daughter’s marriage. This interview is a continuation of Rusk FF.
Dean Rusk talks about World War II, including U.S. Foreign Policy, Asia, and the China-Burma-India theatre. Rusk also discusses his career as Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs, including Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, and the Sino-Japanese…
Dean Rusk describes the Tet Offensive. He also discusses the effect of the war on both Johnson and Rusk; the cabinet and administrative staff who disagreed with U.S. policy in Vietnam (Clifford, Harriman, McNamara, Westmoreland, and Ball); and…
Dean Rusk discusses the Vietnam War. He describes the Tet Offensive, its aftermath, and U.S. public reaction to both. He discusses leaks during the Johnson administration, the large numbers of war dissenters, and disagreements among Johnson's Cabinet…
Dean Rusk discusses his career with the Department of State as Deputy Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs, the McCarthy hearings, and World War II.
Dean Rusk describes Lyndon Johnson's desire to bring the Vietnam War to a close. He discusses growing opposition to the war among cabinet members, Congress, and at the grassroots level. Rusk speaks of Arthur Goldberg's bombing halt proposal,…
Dean Rusk discusses John F. Kennedy, including his assassination, background, election, health, inaugural address, education, and staff. This interview is continued on Rusk KKKKKK.
Dean Rusk discusses U.S. foreign policy in Africa, the Congo, Katanga, and Belgium. He also discusses the United Nations, including Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld.
Dean Rusk discusses the United Nations, including resolutions, sanctions, and the Security Council. He also discusses Palestine and Jewish-Arab relations in 1949.
Dean Rusk describes the U.S. efforts to bring the Vietnam War to a close and the subsequent peace talks. In particular, he discusses the selection of the U.S. delegation, the conflicts among the members of the U.S. delegation, and the effect of the…
Dean Rusk describes Indochina's history and the early U.S. involvement in the region, first in Laos and then in Vietnam. He discusses treaty commitments in the Pacific as well as efforts to maintain peace in the area. In particular, he talks of the…
Dean Rusk describes the balance of power following World War II. He discusses the U.S. military policy, in particular disarmament, collective security, and U.S.-Asian foreign policy. Rusk also touches on Joseph McCarthy.
Dean Rusk and William P. Bundy describe the U.S. policy of gradualism in Vietnam during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. They speak of Lyndon Johnson's visit to Vietnam in 1961, the 1963 Coup in South Vietnam, and the Tonkin Gulf Crisis, as…
Dean Rusk describes U.S.-Soviet foreign relations in terms of the 1955 Austrian State Treaty. He also compares the balance of power in the early years of the Cold War to that of 1985. Rusk also discusses the chances for the reunification of Germany…
Dean Rusk discusses his time at Oxford in the early 1930s, the time he spent in Germany during Hitler’s rise to power, and the China-Burma-India Theatre of World War II.
Dean Rusk and William Bundy discuss perceptions that Johnson and his administration misrepresented their intentions about Vietnam War (i.e. the "credibility gap"). In this light, they focus upon the the introduction of ground troops into Vietnam and…
Dean Rusk discusses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Muskie congressional hearings in 1974-1975, surveillance, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the National Security Council. This interview is continued on Rusk Y.
Dean Rusk and William Bundy interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. Rusk and Bundy describe U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, in particular aerial operations and the Tet Offensive (1968). They…
Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. Topics include U.S. Constitutional Law, the diplomatic and consular service, the U.S. Congress and Senate, lobbying, and national security. This interview is continued on Rusk QQQQ.
Dean Rusk describes and answers questions in regard to David Halberstam's book, The Best and The Brightest. He discusses Averell Harriman's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He touches upon U.S. reluctance to use nuclear weapons and…
Dean Rusk and William Bundy interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. Dean Rusk and William P. Bundy discuss U.S. involvement in Vietnam. They touch upon Sen. J. William Fulbright's anti-involvement stance, Congressional support for the war,…
Dean Rusk discusses U.S. Constitutional Law, the diplomatic and consular service, and the health, staff and term of office of U.S. Presidents. This interview is a continuation of Rusk PPPP.
Dean Rusk discusses the U.S. diplomatic and consular service, diplomatic etiquette, arms control and the arms race, the Soviet Union, and Rhodes Scholarships.Rusk MMMMM, Rusk PPPPP, and Rusk QQQQQ all involve questions from The Best and the…
Dean Rusk discusses U.S. foreign relations, the Department of State, Portugal, France, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Africa, and the Berlin Crisis. This interview is continued on Rusk RRRRRR.
Dean Rusk gives an overview of his career. He describes his time with the Rockefeller Foundation, 1952-1960 and 1969-1970. In particular, he touches upon McCarthyism and the Cox Committee. He discusses the U.S. Foreign Service, the State Department,…
Dean Rusk discusses U.S. foreign relations with Africa, India, Russia, and Canada, as well as the United Nations (UN) and the Department of State. This interview is a continuation of Rusk QQQQQQ.
Dean Rusk discusses international law, the United Nations, and higher education. This interview is continued of Rusk TTTT. The beginning of the interview no longer exists; it was accidentally taped over by Richard Rusk at the time of the recording.
Dean Rusk discusses politics and government of Korea and China in 1945, United States military policy, and the U.S. Department of State. This interview is continued on Rusk TTTTT.
Dean Rusk, Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and Tom Ganschow discuss U.S. foreign relations from 1953-1961, and the history of South Korea and China from 1945-1968.
Dean Rusk and Milner Ball discuss international law, higher education, and U.S. Presidents Johnson and Kennedy. This interview is a continuation of Rusk SSSS. The beginning of the interview no longer exists; it was accidentally taped over by Richard…
Dean Rusk discusses U.S. relations with China in 1945. He also talks about South Africa, including foreign relations, race relations, and politics. This interview is a continuation of Rusk SSSSS.
Dean Rusk, Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and Tom Ganschow discuss Chinese civilization and foreign relations from 1946-1976, as well as the history of China and its politics and government.
Dean Rusk discusses the United Nations, including sanctions, treaty-making powers, voting, the U.N. Security Council, and the U.N. General Assembly. He also discusses the Soviet Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rusk talks…
Dean Rusk interviewed by John Haag. Topics include higher education, the Rhodes Scholarship, Germany history from 1933-1945, and Great Britain, including British colonies, diplomatic and consular service, economic and social conditions, and…
Dean Rusk discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, including relations with Congress during the crisis and the attitudes among members of President’s cabinet.
Dean Rusk, Richard Rusk, and John Haag discuss higher education, the Rhodes Scholarship, Germany history from 1933-1945, and Great Britain, including British colonies, diplomatic and consular service, economic and social conditions, and intellectual…
Dean Rusk discusses United States diplomatic and consular service, diplomatic etiquette, government etiquette, and U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Dean Rusk discusses the United Nations Security Council and the politics, government, and foreign relations of China, post-World War II.This interview is continued on Rusk XXXXX.
Dean Rusk discusses foreign exchange, military assistance, the politics and government of India in 1947, India-Pakistan conflicts, international law, the Alliance for Progress, emigration and immigration law, the European economic community, the…
Dean Rusk discusses the United Nations Security Council and the politics, government, and foreign relations of China, post-World War II.This interview is a continuation of Rusk WWWWW.
Dean Rusk discusses developing countries, including economic conditions and investments, and developing country specialists. This interview is continued on Rusk ZZZ.
Dean Rusk, Richard Rusk, Thomas Schoenbaum, and Bob Clute discuss economic conditions and investments in developing countries and developing country specialists. This interview is a continuation of Rusk YYY.
Dean Rusk describes U.S. foreign policy with China during the Truman administration. He discusses the involvement of the United Nations during the Korean War, the personal animosity between Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Secretary of State…
Dean Rusk discusses China, including the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949) and the Sino-Japanese Conflict (1937-1945). Rusk also discusses U.S. foreign relations, foreign public opinion, and anti-Americanism.
Side 1 of this recording is closed. Side 2 consists of a transcript of the television show “Dean Rusk Visit to Davidson College, 1962.” This recording includes interviews about Rusk’s student days at Davidson College.Frontis Johnston was a former…
Dean Rusk is interviewed about the Dominican Republic. Topics include economic conditions in 1961 and the history, politics and government, and social conditions of the country.This interview is continued on Rusk BBBB and Rusk CCCC.
Dean Rusk discusses the politics, government, and social conditions of the Dominican Republic, including the economic conditions of the country in 1961; the Coup d’etat in 1963, and the revolution in 1965.This interview is a continuation of Rusk AAAA…
Dean Rusk discusses the United Nations, including person anecdotes, the officials and employees of General Assembly and the Security Council, and the proceedings of the Security Council.This interview is continued on Rusk EEEE.
Dean Rusk discusses the petroleum industry, including pipe lines, the petroleum trade, and petroleum law and legislation. He also discusses Israel, Israel-Arab conflicts, political refugees, spies, emigration and immigration, the United Nations, NASA…
Dean Rusk discusses David Halberstam's book, The Best and The Brightest. Rusk discounts the accuracy of Halberstam's reporting since he had no contact with the author. He speaks of working in the Truman administration and of Truman's relationship…
Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Uri Ra’anan from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy. Topics include U.S. foreign relations, the U.S. Department of State, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, and President Johnson, Russia, China, and the…
Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Uri Ra’anan. This interview is part of Fletcher School of Diplomacy’s Oral History Project at Tuft’s University. Topics include aspects of international diplomacy, Belgium (foreign relations and Africa),…
Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Uri Ra’anan. This interview is part of Fletcher School of Diplomacy’s Oral History Project at Tuft’s University. Topics include aspects of international diplomacy, Belgium (foreign relations and Africa),…
Part four of an autobiographical sketch by Dean Rusk, as told to Richard Rusk. Topics include Rusk’s siblings (Margaret; Parks; Roger; Helen Rusk [Perkins]), the death of his parents, influences and heroes (Robert E. Lee, George Catlett Marshall),…
Dennis Knight was a professor at the University of Wyoming. He served as the president of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) from 1989-1990 and has also served on the ESA's Historical Records Committee. He is the main interviewer for this…
Emory "Coby" Swank interviewed by Richard Rusk over the telephone. Topics include the U.S. Department of State and foreign relations.Emory "Coby" Swank served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of State from 1946-1975.
Eugene Rostow interviewed by Richard Rusk. Topics include Rostow’s memories of Dean Rusk, Rusk’s relationship with Rostow and Dean Acheson, the Six-Day War, the Vietnam War, the Nonproliferation Treaty, and Rusk’s greatness of spirit.
Interview with Felton Johnston, Secretary for the U.S. Senate. Topics include Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard M. Nixon; Parliamentary practices; Presidential elections (1948, 1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S.…
Interview with Felton Johnston, Secretary for the U.S. Senate. Topics include Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard M. Nixon; Parliamentary practices; Presidential elections (1948, 1952); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S.…
Fielding D. Russell was Professor of English at Georgia Southern College and brother of Senator Russell. Topics include Herbert Hoover; Russell family anecdotes.
Interview with Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian, U.S. Senate. Topics include Civil rights; Cloture; Filibustering; Douglas MacArthur; Parliamentary practices; U.S. Senate.
Frances James was a professor at the University of Florida and a member of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). She explains how she entered the field of ecology and describes her ornithological research. Retired from the University of Florida,…
Interview with Frank A. Hooper, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Harrold Carswell; Civil rights; Georgia House of Representatives; Georgia gubernatorial election (1930); Alexander A. Lawrence;…
Interview with Frank Kempton, publisher and friend of Senator Russell. Topics include Georgia House of Representatives; Bessie Kempton; New Deal, 1933-1939; Carl Sanders; Eugene Talmadge; U.S. Senate election (1936); University of Georgia.
Richard Rusk interviews Frederick Davison about higher education and about Dean Rusk accepting a position at UGA.Frederick Davison was vice chancellor of the University System Georgia (1966-1967) and president of the University of Georgia…
Interview with Frederick C. Davison, President of the University of Georgia. Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Agricultural Research Park; Federal Programs; University of Georgia; University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Dean…
Interview with Gale W. McGee, U.S. Senator (D-Wyoming). Topics include Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center; Louis Strauss; Senate Committee on Appropriations.
General Eugene “Gene” Habiger was born in California in 1939. He attended the University of California before enlisting in the Army. He then returned to school and graduated from the University of Georgia. In 1996 he became the Commander and Chief…
Gene Likens, a former professor at Dartmouth College and Cornell University, was the president of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) from 1981-1982. In this interview, he discusses his education and his path to studying ecology. He also talks…
George Woodwell is the founder of the Woods Hole Research Center and was the president of the Ecological Society of America from 1977 to 1978. In this interview, he talks about studying the effects of DDT at the University of Maine and the Brookhaven…
Interview with Georgia M. Chapman, waitress at the U.S. Senate Dining Room. Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell; Russell's benevolence to Ms. Chapman.
Interview with Gerald R. Ford, United States President (1974-1977). Topics include Dwight David Eisenhower; Joint Military Appropriations Committee; Korean Armistice; Richard M. Nixon; Presidents Election (1952); Russell's contributions to nation and…
Giffin begins by discussing his early life in Canada before returning to the United States for his higher education. He talks about first interning for Sam Nunn’s office while in law school then permanently joining Nunn’s staff as chief legal counsel…
Gordon Orians was the president of the Ecological Society of America from 1995-1996. He was also a professor at the University of Washington. In this interview, he discusses his work with the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of…
Harlan and Lois Cleveland interviewed by Richard Rusk. Harlan Cleveland discusses working as Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He speaks of his working relationship with Dean Rusk and of his great admiration…
Interview with Harold Harrison, owner of Harrison Feed and Poultry Company in Georgia, and friend of Senator Russell. Topics include Hubert Humphrey; Lyndon B. Johnson; Poultry industry; Russell family.
Harold Mooney was the president of the Ecological Society of America from 1988-1989 and is a professor at Stanford University. In this interview, he discusses working with Dwight Billings, as well as his involvement with international science and…
Interview with Harry Dwoskin, personal friend. Topics include personal anecdotes of Senator Russell; Abraham Ribicoff; Atlanta Jewish Community; Madame Chiang Kai-Chek; Friendship with Russell and family; State of Israel; Lyndon Baines Johnson; Lee…
Interview with Harry Flood Byrd, Jr., U.S. Senator (I-Virginia). Topics include Harry F. Byrd, Sr.; Political parties--Independent; U. S. Senate Committees.
Richard Rusk interviews Harry Shlaudeman. Topics include the U.S. Department of State, President Johnson, and social conditions in the Dominican Republic.Harry Shlaudeman served as U.S. foreign service officer and ambassador from 1955-1992.
Interview with Harvey J. Kennedy Jr., military aide to Senate Military Affairs Committee in Europe (1945). Topics include Gordon Military College; Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Senate election (1936); Senate Committee on Military Affairs.
Interview with Helen McDaniel, payroll clerk and bookkeeper, C.A. Rutledge Construction (Winder, Georgia). Topics include anecdotes of Senator Russell.
Interview with Henry Edward "Jeb" Russell, minister and brother of Senator Russell. Topics include Civil rights; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Lyndon B. Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Korean War, 1950-1953; Douglas MacArthur; Presidential election (1952);…
Interview with Hiram Leong Fong, U.S. Senator (R-Hawaii). Topics include personal friendship; Presidents Election (1952); Russell's influence on Senate; Russell's leadership; Senate Appropriations Committee.